pallavi
sAmiki sari jeppa jAla vElupula rAma (sAmiki)
anupallavi
nA 1manas(a)tanipai nATi(y)uNDaga(n)orula (sAmiki)
caraNam
caraNam 1
ETi yOcana cAlun(e)vvarik(e)TulO vrAlu
mATal(A)DuTa mElu madik(i)dE padi vElu (sAmiki)
pallavi
sAmiki sari jeppa jAla vElupula rAma (sAmiki)
It is not possible (jAla) to tell (jeppa) (other) Gods (vElpula) to be equal (sari) to Lord (sAmiki) SrI rAma.
anupallavi
nA manasu-atanipai nATi-uNDaga-orula (sAmiki)
As my (nA) mind (manasu) is firmly established (nATiyuNDaga) on Him (atanipai) (manasatanipai),
it is not possible to tell other (orula) (nATiyuNDaganorula) Gods to be equal to Lord SrI rAma.
caraNam
caraNam 1
ETi yOcana cAlunu-evvariki-eTulO vrAlu
mATalu-ADuTa mElu madiki-idE padi vElu (sAmiki)
What for (ETi) hesitation (yOcana)? It’s enough (cAlunu); who knows how is (eTulO) the destiny (vrAlu) (literally the writing) for anyone (evvariki) (cAlunevvarikeTulO);
That He speaks (mATalADuTa) is fine enough (mElu) (literally better); to my mind (madiki), this itself (idE) (madikidE) is a great wealth (padi vElu) (literally ten thousand);
it is not possible to tell other Gods to be equal to Lord SrI rAma.
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
1 - manasatanipai – manasunatanipai – manasanatanipai : ‘manasatanipai’ seems to be appropriate.
2 - tappaDADina - tappadADina. Though both forms are correct, the former version is more appropriate.
3 – canuvu – canavu. Both forms are correct.
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